U+1E941 "𞥁" Adlam Small Letter Zal Unicode Character

U+1E941 "𞥁" Adlam Small Letter Zal is a script character used in writing the Fulani language with the Adlam alphabet, which was created in the 1980s to preserve and promote the Fula people's linguistic heritage across West Africa. This specific letter represents the voiced alveolar fricative sound similar to the English "z" and is part of a modern script known for its elegant, flowing design that combines traditional Arabic calligraphic influences with a unique, modified Latin-style structure. As a "small letter" in the Adlam script, it pairs with a corresponding capital form, helping to standardize the orthography for digital communication and cultural documentation in Unicode’s ongoing effort to support minority languages worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1E941
Version Added	9.0
Name	Adlam Small Letter Zal
Block	Adlam
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞥁
HTML Hex Encoding	𞥁
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0xA5 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83A 0xDD41
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001E941
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83a\udd41

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Joining Type	Dual Joining
Line Break	Alphabetic
Lowercase	Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point	"𞤟" U+1E91F Adlam Capital Letter Zal
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"𞤟" U+1E91F Adlam Capital Letter Zal
Uppercase Code Point	"𞤟" U+1E91F Adlam Capital Letter Zal
Titlecase Code Point	"𞤟" U+1E91F Adlam Capital Letter Zal
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Titlecased	Yes
Changes When Uppercased	Yes
Script	Adlam
Script Extensions	Adlam
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Lower